Assessment Day

We are one of the largest international law firms in the world. With over 30 offices across the globe, we strive to exceed the expectations of our clients, providing them with the highest-quality advice and legal insight, which combines the firm's global standards with in-depth local expertise.

Our firm, work and people span jurisdictions, cultures, and languages. We offer our clients a truly international perspective. We believe every career should be rewarding and stimulating - full of opportunities to learn, thrive, and grow. That's why we're so proud of our inclusive, friendly, and team-based approach to work.

You'll find our clients in commercial and industrial sectors, the financial investor community, governments, regulators, trade bodies, and not-for-profit organisations. But no matter who they are or why they've reached out to us, we provide a world-class service every step of the way. And that's possible thanks to the entrepreneurial spirit and conscientious approach to work that you'll find across all of our teams.

Whichever area of the business you join, you'll become an integral part an innovative, diverse and ambitious team of people. Clifford Chance is a place where the brightest minds and the best of colleagues meet.

Job Description

The Italy KETL Team is responsible for identifying, capturing, utilizing, and sharing legal knowledge and expertise across the Firm.

The team primarily oversees:

• Training: Organizing periodic seminars, induction sessions, and training events for internal Fee Earners and clients.
• Library and Research Support: Managing databases and providing research assistance.
• Legislative Updates: Collecting and distributing updates, news, and guidelines from relevant authorities.
• Knowhow and Templates: Gathering legal precedents and producing/updating templates.

As an intern, you will have the opportunity to collaborate closely with all our practice areas—Corporate M&A, Global Financial Markets, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, and Tax, Pensions & Employment—through jurisprudential and doctrinal research. You may also serve as a point of reference in the library, assisting with tools like X-lege and helping locate collections.

This experience will help you develop exceptional organizational and research skills.

We are hosting an
Assessment Day on
November 26th, 2025
, to recruit our future KETL interns. We look forward to receiving your applications

Qualifications

• You are ideally at the fourth or at the beginning of fifth year of university, with an excellent academic background and an excellent knowledge of the English language.
• You are interested in exploring and approaching an international law firm and deepening your knowledge of the different practices of a firm, with the aim of identifying one of your interests for your future career.
• You will be a self-starter but also a team player with strong communication, analytical and drafting skills, able to managing different work-streams.

Additional Information

At Clifford Chance, we understand that our true asset is our people. Inclusion is good for our team and their families, our firm and society.

We are committed to treating all employees and applicants fairly and equally regardless of their gender, gender identity and expression, marital or civil partnership status, race, colour, national or ethnic origin, social or economic background, disability, religious belief, sexual orientation, or age. This applies to recruitment and selection, terms and conditions of employment including pay, promotion, training, transfer and every other aspect of employment.

We have a variety of flourishing employee networks. These networks are a place for colleagues to share experiences and advocate for change wherever they see an opportunity for improvement.

Our goal is to deliver an equality of opportunity, an equality of aspiration and an equality of experience to everyone who works in our firm.

Find out more about our inclusive culture here